Goalie Clarence "Dolly" Dolson spent parts of three years with the Detroit Cougars/Falcons in the 20s and 30s. He was a also a proficient minor pro and senior player in a relatively short career.

Born in Hespeler, Ontario, Dolson was a standout with the senior Stratford Indians for three years then stayed in the city to play for the Nationals in the Can-Pro League. After leading the Can-Pro circuit with 25 wins and helping the Nationals win the league crown, Dopson moved up to the NHL.

The talented netminder played all 44 games for the Cougars in 1928-29 and posted a 19-16-9 record in the regular season and an 0-2 mark in the playoffs. The next year he saw most of his game action with the London Panthers of the IAHL then won 16 games for the renamed Falcons in 1930-31. Dolson then spent two years as a back up on the IAHL's Cleveland Indians before retiring in 1933.

REGULAR SEASON

PLAYOFFS

Season

Club

League

GP

W

L

T

SO

Avg

GP

W

L

T

SO

Avg

1914-15

Galt Garrison

OHA-Jr.

6

3

3

0

0

3.00

1915-16

1916-17

1917-18

1918-19

1919-20

Galt Terriers

OHA-Int.

1920-21

Galt Terriers

OHA-Int.

1921-22

Galt Terriers

OHA-Int.

1922-23

Galt Terriers

OHA-Int.

1

1

0

0

0

0.00

1923-24

Stratford Indians

OHA-Sr.

12

9

2

1

2

2.30

4

3

1

0

1

1.75

1924-25

Stratford Indians

OHA-Sr.

20

12

8

0

2

3.07

2

1

1

0

1

3.00

1925-26

Stratford Indians

OHA-Sr.

20

6

13

1

0

3.09

1925-26

Montreal CNR

MRTHL

1

1

0

0

0

1.00

1

1

0

0

0

1.00

1926-27

Stratford Nationals

Can-Pro

30

19

11

0

2

2.49

2

0

2

0

0

2.00

1927-28

Stratford Nationals

Can-Pro

41

24

12

5

11

1.21

5

4

0

1

2

0.60

1928-29

Detroit Cougars

NHL

44

19

16

9

10

1.37

2

0

2

0

0

3.50

1929-30

Detroit Cougars

NHL

5

0

4

1

0

4.50

1929-30

London Panthers

IHL

31

5

1.94

2

0

2

0

0

2.00

1930-31

Detroit Falcons

NHL

44

16

21

7

6

2.29

1931-32

Cleveland Indians

IHL

14

2

9

3

0

3.68

1932-33

Cleveland Indians

IHL

10

0

3.60

NHL Totals

93

35

41

17

16

1.97

2

0

2

0

0

3.50

Signed as a free agent by Stratford (Can-Pro), September 12, 1926. Claimed by Detroit from Stratford (Can-Pro) in Inter-League Draft, May 12, 1928.